The China Responsible Business Forum (CRBF) has published a briefing note on the results of its 2014 pilot project which engaged Chinese and multinational companies in three workshops in Stockholm, Beijing and Shanghai.

CCSI and IHRB are convening a follow-­up colloquium to expand the conversation and to engage in a deeper discussion of the current state of practice by legal professionals who represent governments or companies in extractive industry...

At the world's largest free literature festival in Jaipur in India in January 2015, IHRB's senior advisor Salil Tripathi led a conversation on the toxic legacy of the Bhopal gas tragedy, whose 30th anniversary was observed in December 2014.

The American Bar Association (ABA) Center for Human Rights and the Institute for Human Rights and Business (IHRB) are pleased to invite you to attend a workshop on ‘Human Rights Due Diligence in the Oil and Gas Sector’ on February 5, 2015.

IHRB has submitted a response to the public consultation process on the review of the OECD Principles of Corporate Governance. The broad aim of the review is to assess whether “the Principles are fit for purpose in the 21st Century”...

Lucy Purdon, IHRB's ICT Project Manager, was invited by the Swedish International Development Co-operation Agency (Sida) on November 14th to participate in a day of discussion in Stockholm on the synergies between ICT and human rights.

The Myanmar Centre for Responsible Business (MCRB) has completed initial scoping and research in preparation for the Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) Sector-Wide Impact Assessment (SWIA).

We are delighted to welcome Priyanka Motaparthy as an IHRB Research Fellow, focusing on migrant worker rights. Priyanka’s work focuses on human rights abuses faced by migrant workers, particularly in the Middle East.

The Institute for Human Rights and Business (IHRB) is delighted to welcome three new colleagues to its team dedicated to making respect for human rights part of mainstream business practices around the world.

The Institute for Human Rights and Business and Palgrave MacMillan (the publisher) are co-organising a London launch and panel discussion on John Morrison's new book "The Social License" on 29 September 2014.

The China Responsible Business Forum (CRBF) has published a briefing note on the results of its 2014 pilot project which engaged Chinese and multinational companies in three workshops in Stockholm, Beijing and Shanghai.

The China Responsible Business Forum (CRBF) has published a briefing note on the results of its 2014 pilot project which engaged Chinese and ...

CCSI and IHRB are convening a follow-­up colloquium to expand the conversation and to engage in a deeper discussion of the current state of practice by legal professionals who represent governments or companies in extractive industry...

SAVE THE DATE: 20 March 2015 10:30-­4:30
Please mark your calendar for this event co-convened by the Columbia Center on Sustainable Inves ...

At the world's largest free literature festival in Jaipur in India in January 2015, IHRB's senior advisor Salil Tripathi led a conversation on the toxic legacy of the Bhopal gas tragedy, whose 30th anniversary was observed in December 2014.

At the world's largest free literature festival in Jaipur in India in January 2015, IHRB's senior advisor Salil Tripathi led a conversation ...

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